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Old 28th May 2020, 10:16     #785
Nich
 
it's being talked about indeed:

for political point scoring...
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/cu...ovid-war-women

Quote:
“It’s true that more men are dying than women from Covid-19 around the world,” Heath and Rayasam wrote, “but that’s not exactly cause for celebration.” Big of them, don’t you think?

but on the science:
ACE2 is made by X chromosome. Dr Rhonda Patrick hypothesises that while men may have a larger attack surface of ACE2 receptor cells (including their balls), women are better able to replace any ACE2 cells that have been taken over by the virus.

Last edited by Nich : 28th May 2020 at 10:18.
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